Queen Mother

The Queen Mother broke her left collarbone in a fall at her home, her office said Monday. The 100-year-old mother of Queen Elizabeth II was treated by doctors at her home, Clarence House, and was not hospitalized, her office said. "Her Majesty is reasonably comfortable and has canceled her engagements for the time being," said a Clarence House spokeswoman, speaking on condition of anonymity. The Queen Mother, widow of King George VI, was out of bed and sitting up with her...

By Agnieszka Flak and Helen Nyambura-Mwaura LUDZIDZINI ROYAL VILLAGE, Swaziland, Sept 3 (Reuters) - T housands of bare-breasted young Swazi women paraded in front of their king to celebrate chastity and unity, dismissing criticism of the lavish ceremony in one of Africa's poorest countries for its last absolute monarch. Clad in beaded mini-skirts and clutching machetes and mobile phones, women and girls as young as five danced and sang tributes on Sunday and...

The 97-year-old mother of Queen Elizabeth II underwent successful surgery to repair her left hip, which was fractured in a fall, Buckingham Palace announced Monday. Six doctors at London's King Edward VII Hospital performed the operation Sunday night oyn Elizabeth the Queen Mother. "Her Majesty has passed a comfortable night," the palace statement said, without providing any more details on the operation or her condition. The Queen Mother fell and broke her hip...

In his new book “Dropped Names,” the distinguished American actor Frank Langella offers a series of sketches of his decades of impressions of other celebrities, ranging from Marilyn Monroe to the Queen Mother and Yul Brynner toJohn F. Kennedy. It's an unusual demi-memoire, told through candid encounters with others who are described, Langella says in his preface, not necessarily as they were in reality but as he perceived them to be in that moment. Langella spoke by phone from his home in New York.

The Queen Mother practiced walking Wednesday as she entertained several royal visitors just three days after surgeons replaced her injured left hip. "She is feeling very much better, totally indomitable as usual," Prince Charles told reporters outside London's King Edward VII hospital. Charles, who spent a half-hour with his 97-year-old grandmother, said she is "absolutely determined to get home soon." Queen Elizabeth II's mother fractured the hip Sunday in a fall while inspecting...

In a new photographic portrait commissioned for his birthday, Prince Charles looks relaxed and -- dare we say it? -- even happy in a dashing red Welsh Guards military uniform. England's longtime king-in-waiting turned 60 on Friday, still biding his time to assume the throne, even as most of his contemporaries plot their fast-approaching retirement. It has not been an easy wait for the perpetual Prince of Wales. First in line to the throne since 1952, he has spent over half a century in the...

Britain's enduringly popular Queen Mother celebrates her last birthday of the century Wednesday -- and looks set to receive a millennium telegram from her daughter. Her daughter, Queen Elizabeth, has traditionally sent telegrams to her subjects when they become centenarians. The Queen Mother is fully recovered from a 1998 hip operation. The Queen Mother, a fervent horseracing fan and great believer in the restorative powers of a stiff gin and tonic, is to take to her "Queen...

Many customers at Fulton's on the River restaurant may think of Eadie Levy only as the stylish woman at the host station who invariably greets with a smile and a friendly tone of voice. What those patrons may not realize is that Eadie the greeter also is the queen mother of a vast restaurant kingdom. The Levy Restaurants group is part of a huge and expanding food service empire reaching from Spiaggia to Lambeau Field and Bistro 110 to Churchill Downs. Levy's sons, Larry and Mark, began on...

The Queen Mother, who celebrates her 101st birthday Saturday, underwent a blood transfusion Wednesday after being admitted to a hospital suffering from anemia. The Queen Mother, whose daughter Queen Elizabeth II is Britain's monarch, was taken to King Edward VII hospital in London. Officials said Tuesday that she was suffering from mild heat exhaustion and was advised to rest. Witnesses said she walked unaided into the hospital. "This is not a surprising...

Britain's Queen Elizabeth, the Queen Mother, turns 100 on Aug. 4, and already preparations are in the works for a grand celebration in London. That has prompted the British Consulate General in Chicago to plan a celebration here for any Midwesterner who will be turning 100 on the same day. Those whose birthday is the same day and year as the Queen Mother are invited to contact the British consulate at 312-832-8364.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II visited her mother Thursday at the London hospital where she is recovering from an emergency hip replacement operation. Queen Elizabeth, wearing a vivid blue coat, stayed for 40 minutes at her 97-year-old mother's bedside but did not make any statement as she left. The queen mother has continued to make excellent progress after the operation Sunday and has been able to take a few steps, Buckingham Palace said. "The queen mother...

I read your April 3 editorial "The last great royal" and would like to comment on it. Yes, the Queen Mother had a very long and eventful life. She was a very popular figure. But the royal family has fallen out of favor with the people of Britain and, as you say, it is no longer admired but merely tolerated due to the actions of the various family members. It was your last statement that was the strongest in that you said that as a political and social force, the British royals are irrelevant.

The Queen Mother died on March 30. Each day I looked in the Tribune, in vain, for an editorial on her life. It finally appeared on April 3 and what a disappointment it was. Rather than an elegy upon the life of one of the most remarkable women of the 20th Century, the Tribune gave us its take on the "irrelevancy" of the British royals. It was a shame that you took the opportunity afforded by the Queen Mother's death to slam her family and their institution while they mourned. You should be ashamed.

The Queen Mother died on March 30. Each day I looked in the Tribune, in vain, for an editorial on her life. It finally appeared on April 3 and what a disappointment it was. Rather than an elegy upon the life of one of the most remarkable women of the 20th Century, the Tribune gave us its take on the "irrelevancy" of the British royals. It was a shame that you took the opportunity afforded by the Queen Mother's death to slam her family and their institution while they mourned. You should be ashamed.

By A list of upcoming events, compiled by Patricia Tennison | September 17, 1995

Nana Amba Eyiaba , Queen Mother of the village of Efutu in Ghana, will speak about the role of women in that African country. Eyiaba is a professor of English at Cape Coast University in Ghana and is visiting the United States as part of a Sister Cities program with Hanover Park. The program is free and open to the public. ---------- 10 a.m. Monday, community room in the student resource center, Elgin Community College, 1700 Spartan Drive.